I had tons of things to do this weekend. Work to catch up on- which is usually a sign of a good busy week- social media posts to line up, general weekend ‘stuff’ we all have to do. Yet, I did not want to move all weekend. The phone rang, I was annoyed, the dog wanted to go out- I had to get off of the couch, go to bed- again get off the couch (or not), hungry get off of the couch…
If it involved more than picking up the remote I really did not want to deal with it.
Rather than force myself to do all of that ‘stuff’ I allowed myself to simply ‘be’.
I woke up Mon. morning ready to go. By noon I had done almost everything on my ‘must get done list’ and was on to not quite so critical or immediate work. I was interested in everything, excited to get things done and happy to be working.
So what happened?
This happens to many of us. We are so busy during the week, doing the work we love, catching up with friends, completing projects that we don’t allow ourselves to power down for a few minutes and recover. I gave myself the gift of recovery this weekend.
What if you cannot ‘be’ for an entire weekend? (I admit it was a luxury.) Find an hour. Find 15 minutes. Just be still and quiet, meditate if you want, stare at the trees, just ‘be’. To avoid the crash I had over the weekend take some time to ‘be’ every day. I know better than to miss that ‘be’ time and, like you, I get so engrossed in my work I lose track of time occasionally.
The ‘be’ time will help you keep the creativity flowing, keep your more even tempered, more grounded and more relaxed. That is a gift you give yourself and your business. Remember when you thrive your business thrives.
